u/WS1L

So M66, Dx January 2026. Have been on Imatinib 400 mg daily for six months. Had my blood draw for 6-month PCR yesterday and then drove to work.

When I got out of the car I got hit with a cramp at the top of my stomach/bottom of my rib cage. I’d had a few of these since starting Imatinib and they always go away after a few seconds but this one didn’t let go for a few minutes.

Anything I ate seemed to stick just before getting to my stomach and cramps and gas continued all day. Pepto and GasX helped.

So far today only a buttered biscuit for breakfast and some ginger ale I’m sipping.

I’ve got a message in to my oncologist but wanted to see if this group has any collective wisdom on dealing with this.